HR Business Partner ANZ (12 months FTC)

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner for a 12-month fixed-term contract to join our People & Culture team. The position is based out of HQ in Sydney (on-site 1-2 days per week) In this role, you will report to the Head of People & Culture and will be responsible for planning and delivering exceptional people experiences across Squiz. This includes active participation in strategic and cyclical people and culture initiatives. In this role you will need to have a strong HR generalist background and will be a true business partner, working alongside a global HR function.

What will I do?

• Partner with people leaders to develop, coach and implement effective people policies and practices that will support the strategic growth of the business.
• Effectively manage complex ER cases end-to-end.
• Maintain a current knowledge of legislation and regulations that relate to people and participate in developing appropriate policies and procedures.
• Offer coaching, counselling, and learning solutions to leaders and employees to promote professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Enable a culture of high performance by educating and coaching leaders on performance management and performance discussions.
• In collaboration with the People & Culture Team, help develop culture strategies and design approaches for diagnosing and enhancing employee engagement.
• Act as a trusted business partner, advising on People matters across the entire people life cycle.
• Manage cyclical P&C processes for assigned business units, including the annual performance appraisal process.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to support strategic HR initiatives.

What do I need?

• Previous experience people partnering with Technology stakeholders highly regarded.
• Experience executing cyclical P&C processes, organisational design and managing complex ER cases.
• A demonstrated knowledge of HR best practice, including applicable state and national employment laws and regulations.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills using pragmatism and a commercial mindset
• Ability to listen and understand the needs of the employees, whilst balancing the commercial interests of the Company.
• Ability to stylistically adapt communication based on the audience.
• A commitment to delivering great outcomes for our people is essential.
• Ability to work independently, and working in a fast-paced team environment, managing multiple priorities, and ability to meet deadlines.

Note: Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor.

Who you would be working with:

Our Global People & Culture Team are a quirky and dedicated bunch who help drive Squiz's strategy every day. We work collaboratively with our People Leaders across all the regions to align business objectives and provide relevant people solutions and create a great environment for our people.

The People Partner ANZ will advise and support our People Leaders on operational and strategic issues while helping them implement high-performing, integrated employee experiences. Our ANZ P&C team sit within Sydney CBD and foster our hybrid approach to flexible working.

Why work for Squiz? 

You’ll work with some of the most intelligent and down to earth people you’ve ever meet. We are made up of a diverse range of passionate professionals who love challenging the status quo. Every day is different, but what is constant is we all love what we do.

We have a lived commitment to flexibility, we know the success of our people is dependent on them having a balanced life. You will be offered flexibility as to where and how you work every day. We want you to be able to work in a way that drives productivity, efficiency and outcomes; along with connection and collaboration.

Who we are: 

Squiz helps complex, service-led organisations harness the power of digital, improving the services they offer online. 

Founded in 1998, Squiz grew during the rise of the internet. Since then, we have evolved from a simple web content management system into a full digital experience platform (DXP), helping customers make the shift from being content managers to experience creators.

The Squiz DXP brings together content, search, data and applications in one place. To get the most out of the platform, customers can collaborate with our digital experts to design solutions and adapt as demands change.  

We are headquartered in Australia, with teams and customers across the globe, and offices in New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.

Come as you are - We celebrate diversity and unite on the elements of our company DNA, starting every customer conversation with “why?” to really understand their needs, working hard to find a way to overcome every challenge, and fighting for better outcomes with the work we do. We also check our egos at the door, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we have fun along the way.

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